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Lowest poverty rate, West Virginia counties · 2010

West Virginia counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2010 ACS). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Jefferson County, WVWV63,1028.4%−19%

02Berkeley County, WVWV139,52210.1%−12%

03Putnam County, WVWV56,88510.4%+11%

04Brooke County, WVWV21,14211.0%−5%

05Grant County, WVWV11,04112.9%−21%

06Monroe County, WVWV12,49113.3%−18%

07Pleasants County, WVWV7,33813.7%−0%

08Kanawha County, WVWV172,38113.7%−4%

09Preston County, WVWV34,00413.9%−24%

10Hancock County, WVWV27,72914.8%+33%

11Hardy County, WVWV14,33714.9%+14%

12Pendleton County, WVWV5,82615.1%+32%

13Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60215.3%−11%

14Taylor County, WVWV16,28715.8%−22%

15Morgan County, WVWV18,02715.8%+52%

16Ohio County, WVWV40,49615.9%+1%

17Mineral County, WVWV26,79216.1%+10%

18Hampshire County, WVWV24,10516.4%+1%

19Wood County, WVWV82,38516.4%+18%

20Marion County, WVWV55,58416.8%+3%

21Randolph County, WVWV26,88217.1%−5%

22Wyoming County, WVWV19,80117.3%−31%

23Raleigh County, WVWV71,77517.5%−6%

24Wetzel County, WVWV13,73417.5%−11%

25Tucker County, WVWV6,54017.7%−2%

26Marshall County, WVWV29,15918.0%+9%

27Jackson County, WVWV27,45018.1%+19%

28Tyler County, WVWV7,88118.1%+9%

29Barbour County, WVWV15,41418.4%−19%

30Nicholas County, WVWV23,84818.7%−3%

31Ritchie County, WVWV8,03418.9%−1%

32Harrison County, WVWV64,22118.9%+10%

33Mason County, WVWV24,70718.9%−5%

34Wirt County, WVWV4,87919.2%−2%

35Boone County, WVWV20,25119.3%−12%

36Upshur County, WVWV23,75819.3%−3%

37Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57819.4%+6%

38Lewis County, WVWV16,39419.6%−2%

39Wayne County, WVWV37,30920.2%+3%

40Calhoun County, WVWV5,97820.5%−18%

41Cabell County, WVWV91,18320.6%+7%

42Braxton County, WVWV11,88521.0%−4%

43Monongalia County, WVWV107,99121.0%−8%

44Fayette County, WVWV38,16521.3%−2%

45Mingo County, WVWV21,45521.6%−27%

46Summers County, WVWV11,53221.6%−11%

47Logan County, WVWV30,37521.8%−10%

48Mercer County, WVWV57,50322.8%+16%

49Webster County, WVWV7,76022.9%−28%

50Clay County, WVWV7,53823.7%−14%

51Doddridge County, WVWV7,63425.1%+27%

52Lincoln County, WVWV19,17726.6%−5%

53Roane County, WVWV13,31727.6%+22%

54Gilmer County, WVWV7,08530.3%+17%

55McDowell County, WVWV16,87832.6%−13%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS